Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no clear cause, the World Health Organization
Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no clear cause, the World Health Organization -WHO- said, reported CNN. Cases in eight health care workers and one other patient are linked to a private clinic in San Miguel de Tucuman, WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said in an email to CNN. A 10th case, which is linked to the cluster, involves an 81-year-old man with underlying health problems who is hospitalized in serious condition and is on a ventilator, the Tucuman Ministry of Health reported. “Three of these cases have died, three are currently hospitalized, and one is in home isolation in a stable condition,” Jasarevic said, adding that case samples have been analyzed for Covid 19, influenza and hantavirus, but all tested negative. The samples are undergoing further analysis, reported CNN.
Some of the health care workers and the ninth patient started to have symptoms between August 18 and 22, Argentina’s National Ministry of Health reported in a news release. WHO and the Pan American Health Organization have been following up on these reports and are providing support to Argentinian health authorities who are working to investigate the outbreak, Jasarevic said. “The cause is currently under investigation by public health authorities and all (hypotheses) are being explored, including viral and other agents,” Jasarevic wrote. “The Argentina Ministry of Health, and the provincial health authorities are working together to investigate the outbreak. They are also conducting contact tracing and control actions in the healthcare clinic related to the outbreak”, as reported by CNN.
Watch against contagion
In the last 24 hours 121 new cases of contagion and 2 deaths caused by Covid 19 were reported by State and Health Authorities. Contagion is being watched in Guanajuato and cases of contagion reported are over 120 in the last 24 hours, while there were 2 deaths reported. Authorities maintain the color of activities in the GREEN easing restrictions on activities, both leisure and work.
State Health Authorities insist that Guanajuato should maintain health protection.
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